Jadavpur University students union election result: DSF leads, ABVP in second place ahead of SFI in Engineering Department

The results of the Jadavpur University students’ union elections will be announced today (February 20), the counting will begin at 10 am.

This year's polls was a close contest between CPI(M)-backed Students' Federation of India (SFI) and RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).

The SFI has put up candidates for all eight central panel posts and 40 general seats, and are confident that it will win the elections by a huge margin. While Trinamool Chatra Parishad (TMCP) has fielded almost three times the number of candidates in this election since the last time. 

This year, for the first time, ABVP fielded candidates in several 'general' category seats and eight central panel posts — four in arts and four in engineering faculties.

The students' election in JU is being held after a gap of three years.

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20 February 2020

17:03 PM IST

The Engineering department trends 3 pm--out of the total 809 votes--DSF has secured 605, ABVP 147, SFI 34, TMCP 14 and NOTA 9.

13:50 PM IST

Counting of votes for the Engineering department is underway, trends at 1:30 pm suggest a big victory for DSF.

Total votes counted- 1405
DSF- 1167 
ABVP- 115 
SFI- 70 
TMCP- 29  
NOTA- 22 

13:28 PM IST

Engineering department trends at 1pm

Total count till now: 855
DSF-  723
ABVP- 58 
TMCP- 21
SFI- 41
NOTA-12

12:34 PM IST

In the engineering department, DSF has a clear lead as per trends at 12:30 pm.  

Total count till now 416:
DSF- 350
ABVP- 26
TMC -6
SFI - 24

12:25 PM IST

After Jawaharlal Nehru University, Jadavpur University's students' protests are famous in the country.

12:11 PM IST

The students' election in JU is being held after a gap of three years. Apart from SFI and ABVP, the AISA and Trinamool Chatra Parishad (TMCP) have also fielded candidates in the election. Read more here

12:08 PM IST

12:04 PM IST

The elections in Jadavpur University finished without any single instance of violence. The NRC, NPR, CAA were some of the major issues in elections this year.

09:58 AM IST

The ABVP fielded candidates for several 'general' category seats and eight central panel posts — four in arts and four in engineering faculties, for the first time.

09:57 AM IST

The CPI(M)-backed SFI has put up candidates for all eight central panel posts and 40 general seats, and are confident that it will win the elections by a huge margin.